jive
swing music or early jazz.
the jargon associated with swing music and early jazz.
Slang. deceptive, exaggerated, or meaningless talk: Don't give me any of that jive!
to play jive.
to dance to jive; jitterbug.
Slang. to engage in kidding, teasing, or exaggeration.
Slang. to tease; fool; kid: Stop jiving me!
Slang. insincere, pretentious, or deceptive.
Origin of jive
1Other words from jive
- jiver, noun
Words that may be confused with jive
- jibe, jive
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British Dictionary definitions for jive
/ (dʒaɪv) /
a style of lively and jerky dance performed to jazz and, later, to rock and roll, popular esp in the 1940s and 1950s
Also called: jive talk a variety of American slang spoken chiefly by Black people, esp jazz musicians
slang, mainly US deliberately misleading or deceptive talk
(as modifier): jive talk
(intr) to dance the jive
slang, mainly US to mislead; tell lies (to)
Origin of jive
1Derived forms of jive
- jiver, noun
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